HTML contenteditable Attribute

Definition and Usage

contenteditable The attribute specifies whether the content of the element is editable.

Note: If the element is not set contenteditable If an element does not have the attribute, it will inherit the attribute from its parent element.

See also:

HTML Tutorial:HTML attributes

HTML DOM Reference Manual:HTML DOM contentEditable attribute

Example

An editable paragraph:

<p contenteditable="true">This is an editable paragraph.</p>

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Syntax

<element contenteditable="true|false">

Attribute Value

Value Description
true Specifies that the element is editable.
false Specifies that the element is not editable.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version to fully support this attribute.

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
4.0 6.0 3.5 3.1 10.1